cercle

== English == === Noun === cercle (plural cercles) Obsolete form of circle. == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Catalan cercle, inherited from Latin circulus, diminutive of circus. Doublet of cèrcol and the presumably semi-learnèd círcol (now obsolete). Cf. Occitan cercle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈse̞r.klə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈser.klə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈseɾ.kle] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˈser.kle] === Noun === cercle m (plural cercles) circle ==== Alternative forms ==== círcol (obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== cerclar cercle viciós encerclar semicercle ==== Related terms ==== cercar circ circular === Further reading === “cercle”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “cercle”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “cercle” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “cercle”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French cercle, from Latin circulus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɛʁkl/ === Noun === cercle m (plural cercles) (geometry) circle group of people, circle ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== cerceau cerce chercher circulaire cirque ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: sèk === Verb === cercle inflection of cercler: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “cercle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Occitan == === Etymology === From Old Occitan cercle, from Latin circulus, from circus. === Pronunciation === === Noun === cercle m (plural cercles) circle ==== Related terms ==== cercar circulari cirque == Old French == === Etymology === From Latin circulus, from circus. === Pronunciation === (archaic) IPA(key): /ˈt͡seɾklə/ (classical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛɾklə/ (late) IPA(key): /ˈsɛɾklə/ === Noun === cercle oblique singular, m (oblique plural cercles, nominative singular cercles, nominative plural cercle) circle (shape) ==== Related terms ==== cercel cerchier ==== Descendants ==== French: cercleHaitian Creole: sèk Norman: cèrcl'ye (Jersey) Walloon: ceke → Middle English: cercle, circle (Latin-influenced) English: circle Scots: circle